Ars Technica provides the best wrap-up I've seen of Intel's "new" peripheral interconnect, Thunderbolt --
formerly known as Light Peak -- and sound analysis of the apparent operative ethic behind the new technology: to relegate both USB and Firewire to the dustbin of history behind a massive surge of 10 Gbps I/O throughput. Which sounds like a tall order, but with Apple on board now and driving things, who knows?
The Intel-developed technology is coming to market through a technical collaboration with Apple, and is available first on Apple’s new line of MacBook Pro laptop computers. Thunderbolt can reportedly transfer a full-length HD movie in less than 30 seconds, and supports both data and display on a single cable.
Full press release from Intel,
here.
I am going to have to agree with this because Intel is taking a back seat to Apple. As of today I am more interested in following apple then intel. Great read, thanks.
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